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Members negotiate wage increases, improvements to leave provisions and contract language.
St. John's (30 July 2014) — Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees (NAPE/NUPGE) members at the Pleasantville worksite of Country Ribbon Inc. have voted in favour of ratifying a new collective agreement.
Workers negotiate improvements to wages and working conditions
According to NAPE President Carol Furlong, the new agreement contains monetary increases in wages and shift premiums, improvements to family leave provisions, as well as enhancements to contract language.
The new collective agreement is effective, retroactively, as of June 17, 2014 and will expire on June 16, 2017.
NAPE/NUPGE represents approximately 300 members at Country Ribbon.
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